F23 Honda Accord Engine Rebuild Part 14: Engine Install and First Start

[@ktecgarage]

Update. The STP oil filter split. I always hand tighten filters. Was crazy but I got the engine shut off as soon as the oil light came on. Made a mess but it didn't hurt anything. The water tube is leaking! These were aftermarket O rings so I went to the dealership and got OEM. Hopefully that will iron out the last detail. Thanks again to everyone that kept up with the rebuild! *Edit- Swapped the o rings and it was pretty obvious that the OEM ones were much beefier and the tube had a lot more drag when inserting it. Keep that in mind if you use aftermarket. I might have just got a bad set.

[@tarhi1178]

What break in procedure did you use? If I remember correctly you didn't use any break-in oil.

[@ktecgarage]

Someone said that it could have been caused by the assembly lubricant. I was going to change the oil at 500 miles but it changed itself. Also, i just kept the rpms low and no highway miles for the 1st 500 miles.

[@bluGill89]

I’ll be looking forward to your return. You’re one of the very very slim few on KZbin here that has this generation accord showing the how to on them. Always great videos

[@ktecgarage]

Do me a favor and share this on the Facebook group for me. Thanks Tom!

[@ByteeProductions]

This series has been one of the most helpful I’ve ever found on KZbin. I hope that things turn out so you can keep making content and working on the engines. Im looking forward to seeing whatever your next project is.

[@dezirtboyz3575]

Perfect for my A/T 02’ Accord F23A1🤙🏽 Hope all is well for ya🙏🏽 Greatest KZbin mechanic ever !!!

[@ktecgarage]

Good luck!

[@MLFranklin]

I'm really getting into these videos. I have a 2002 Accord with a burned valve and probably a bad piston or rings on #3 cyl. I keep threatening to donate it, but your videos with excellent detail and approachable expert commentary keep tempting me to keep it and try to fix it. I hope and pray your situation gets ironed out soon. And I really appreciate that you went the extra mile to finish this video and didn't leave us hanging despite a difficult life event.

[@kimjonguny5651]

I couldn't have done my f23a1 rebuild without your guidance. Thank you sir

[@ktecgarage]

I'm very glad to hear the videos can even help out a dictator! Thank you.

[@Ratheon1075]

Great and very informative series. I watched the entire series this evening after deciding to rebuild my son's engine. Sorry to hear about your recent change in situation. I hope it all works out well for you. Hopefully you are able to get back in a good spot and continue to do quality series like this one because you have a talent for it. Thanks for this series and best of luck to you.

[@skeezow]

Started rebuilding my aunt’s 97 accord this january. Its a ph22 engine which apprently is the philippine version of the f22 or f23. Currently on step 9 of the rebuild process, and so far this series has been spot on. Cant wait til i get to this stage. But this early thank you for all the help!

[@ktecgarage]

Thank you! Hope everything finishes up smoothly for you.

[@alexleroy6640]

That was awesome. I am a Master Mechanic myself and I can really appreciate the details explanation. Great video that any amateur auto tech can learn from.

[@ktecgarage]

Thank you! Even if you didn't learn anything new, I hope you found the series entertaining.

[@MarelloNorth]

Thank you for your time and effort filming this great series I have 2002 Accord with F18B2 engine,planing to do timing belts and oil seals on balance shafts next week,you did a great job explaining how to time balance shafts so I got a lot more information on that part.Thank you one more time for great quality of your work and step by step instructions.Loking forward for more videos.

[@gush9348]

No man, THANK YOU! ...I knew I could do it, but need that push of confidence to tackle this job. I have been circulating this project for over 2 years, I just felt very insecure about it. Thanks to your videos I gain confidence, not finish yet, but soon I will. Not just that, but I feel very confident that I'm going tackle a second one(K series),and that is all thanks to your videos. And throughout time your videos will help lots of people for sure. I'm able to pick up sadness in your voice, I hope everything goes back to normal, if it doesn't, well , things happen for a reason, and sometimes is just out of our control, and nothing we can do about it but learn from it, just let it roll and move on. Remember your are tenacious, and you will be ok.

[@ktecgarage]

I really appreciate your words. Means a lot. I'll get it all back! Let me know when u get yours running!

[@gush9348]

@@ktecgarage Whats up teacher!

[@gush9348]

@@ktecgarage ...well I did not finish assembling the engine before Thanksgiving 2019, after that time I knew I was not going to get it finish and put in the car before winter (short day hours, and cold). So fixing to get back at it , approaching video 12 of your series. I notice you have thousands of views now, great work man.

[@ktecgarage]

Thanks Gus. I'm looking forward to you posting a video of your rebuilt F23 running like a watch! I actually have a garage now and I'm going to have to replace the heater core. That means pulling the dash. Might video it. I'd like to get back to this. Was a lot of fun.

[@gush9348]

@@ktecgarage Congrats with the garage, I bet you are one of the very few honest mechanics. And yeah, keep the videos coming, you have your own style, I'm sure will get a lot of views on that heater core, yes it is a little pain to get to it. I did on a 03 CRV.

[@concernedcitizen780]

I have a Honda Accord. I hope to work on it some day. Your videos have been an inspiration! Like I’ve said before you are not a barnyard mechanic. You are a misplaced scientist.

[@bradmoon2436]

About to do a rebuild on f23 for a backup engine as well as a trans. This has been an exceptional series!! Much appreciated, outstanding work!!!

[@ktecgarage]

Always glad to hear this effort has helped someone. Thanks for watching and your comment.

[@danielnino3861]

Wait did you also the transmission?

[@NicholasAndre1]

Awesome series! My F23 has about 400k miles on it so I figured I’d give it a watch if the day ever comes.

[@dorrianmckenzie8413]

This has been one of the best engine rebuild series I've ever watched on KZbin. You are very meticulous about everything you did. And paid attention to ever detail. This has encouraged me ( a dyi guy) and I'm sure many others to go out and do jobs like this themselves. I pray your situation has been sorted out and you bring us more content like this one. It has been indeed a pleasure guy!!

[@ktecgarage]

I am very pleased to hear you enjoyed the series. It always makes the effort that went into this worthwhile to hear that. Thanks for stopping and commenting!

[@TaMmIe5LoUiSe]

Thanks for uploading these, using them religiously before i pull my f20b6 suspected head and crank seals are gone, still runs like a dream but drinks oil (no smoke tho) Thanks from the uk

[@ktecgarage]

I am always glad to hear this series was helpful. Thank you for taking a moment to comment. Good luck with your repair!

[@josephshultz6726]

Just finished this rebuild series and enjoyed each one. Each one was really great. Hope the life changes you described have worked out and VTEC kicked in.

[@ktecgarage]

Thank you so much! And yes, VTEC has kicked in, bro!

[@waiting4wizdum565]

Thanks a bunch! Really appreciate your honesty and discipline. Your passion shines through in your diligence and care. Now I want to rebuild an engine. 2010 Accord 2009 engine, that suffers from the VTC problem and high oil consumption issue. Which of course has caused the two catalytic converters to gunk up.

[@cbdreamer1709]

So glad I found this series. You nailed it bud. I learned a lot. Thank you

[@ktecgarage]

And thank you for the comment. I'm glad this can help you out.

[@McSpicyEnt]

Your videos are helping a lot! I am currently putting a new motor in my 95 Accord with this motor. Thanks for the content! Bummer about the Del Sol. Give us more updates on this Accord. Maybe do upgrade on it? Tons of after market on those 6th gems. Keep going with the content!

[@gush9348]

Good morning teacher!!! Yesterday I have completely finish with my accord 2.3, took me almost a year. Vehicle is ready to pass emission test, a must here in GA. Although I struggle toward the end, the first crank/star up was very noisy, car was misfiring a lot , and all kinds of codes pop up, and it sounded like a Subaru🤣🤷‍♂️. Had 3 issues going at same time, all would make a car run bad just by themselves. 2 big newbie mistakes, I never adjusted the valves, I dont know why, not sure what was I thinking after replacing all of them new, and expect to run good. All were loose, some very loose, almost a 1/4" gap😬. This was making it sound like a Subaru, and misfire big time. The 2nd was the distributor cap, I reuse the old one because it look good to me. Bad mistake, got a new one, and got much better, but still missing a bit, and code p0325 kept ON😡. The last issue, and almost made me pull my hair out🤣. The dreaded 'knock sensor '..modafaka...broke the original while disassembling the engine. Went through 5 different sensors, they all were dying with in 4 miles of driving after installed. P0325, just kept coming on, and I could feel the car just losing its power when the sensor die. I thought some was wrong with my car's computer/wiring. Car was fine, I was just dealing with cheap parts, this was my newbie mistake 🤣.Bought a "good" sensor, and code is gone, all good now👍😉. Just wanted to thank you again teacher, this adventure has ended, and I have learn a lot. Ready to tackle another one, 03 Cr-V k20 engine, bad head gasket, bad oil pump, and old transmission. Well farewell, good luck to you, and THANKS!!

[@ktecgarage]

That is all great news Gus. I hope you get a lot of miles out of that repair. Even though I drive old looking beater cars, I still always feel that sense of accomplishment when I turn the key and it cranks right up knowing that I got it right. I'm very glad that you and others are able to take something away from the effort I put into making these videos and sharing them. You should do a K series video series! Good luck and thanks for the support.

[@gush9348]

@@ktecgarage Yes, you are right that feeling of accomplishment is awesome!😁 I'm very camera shy, probably not😬. ..now I'm going to advance auto parts to buy my "Honda baseball cap"😉

[@sambushman]

You are a hero for this series! Thank you so much!

[@ktecgarage]

Thank you so much for your comment! I'm very glad that you enjoyed the effort that went into the series.

[@rodneyramlochan3096]

Thanks buddy great video… I have this engine in my odyssey 1996 the back mount keeps going back an the car shakes even if I put a new mount

[@mlee5091]

life will bit you , praying for you even now brother

[@ktecgarage]

Thank you, friend. Life also has a way of working itself out! It was tough at the time I finished this video, but all is well now.

[@dannyyarbrough5938]

Hey man I love your videos they have helped me a lot on my 2.3 accord. I’ve got a question for you if u don’t mind. I’m having trouble with water leaking from the front side of my engine drivers side mid engine, any ideas what it could be? Are there any freeze plugs there around the timing components I don’t think it’s the water pump but I’m stumped really and haven’t had time to break it down. You have any idea what it could be? Thanks buddy! Engine has 365k but still runs like new, I’m just tired of putting water in it everyday, I gotta break down and fix it!

[@ktecgarage]

It would probaby be either the water pump or the water tube that exits the water pump that runs the length of the back of the engine. The water pump has a weep hole under it that leaks coolant when the bearing is going bad. I show the weep hole in this video where I replaced the pump on a Civic. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fX6VmZmkoqljhc0 It's always good to hear that my videos were useful, so thank you! Good luck.

[@c8carcare903]

Great series. Thank you

[@Incrediblebowlesmodels]

I see how you got it out sorry about your situation keep your head up man how did you get the sensor on the back next to the coolant hose the one that is a 7/8 sensor we had to take the intake off to get it curious how you got it on I also dropped the sub frame so I could get access to the bottom I thought about dropping it to the bottom then out so I didn't have to fight the AC lines great video tho

[@ktecgarage]

Are you talking about the knock sensor with the green connector or oil pressure switch? Those are the only 2 under the intake on the back.

[@Incrediblebowlesmodels]

@@ktecgarage oil pressure sensor

[@ktecgarage]

I set the front high in jack stands and just get under it. With the oil filter out and the hoses not attached, it's not to awkward. Then use a deep socket to run it in or out. Good luck and thanks for commenting!

[@dekonfrost7]

Good video series.

[@ktecgarage]

Thank you!

[@raphaelbois2980]

Any possible way you can make a video talking about how to Turbo that same Honda accord 1998- 2002

[@ktecgarage]

Not really my thing. If I were to turbo that car, I'd use a K24 and not the F23. You could probably go 5-7lbs/200-ish HP with the F23. Anymore than that I would swap rods and widen the ring gaps. Not really the best engine for that. There is a guy on KZbin that did the F23 and kept his AC. Try and find his vids.

[@63Seddy]

Hows car driving so far.. I rebuilt mine and it has some slight piston slap until it warms up

[@ktecgarage]

I saw your question on the other video. For various reasons, I've only put about 1000 miles on it since I finished this up last October. It sat for months while I sorted out some life stuff and used my 93 Civic that I had rebuilt in the same manner. I have put 30,000 miles on the Civic with zero issues. But, this Accord runs like a watch without any issues. Maybe your cylinder walls were too out of spec to do this without boring it over. Thanx for watching and commenting.

[@63Seddy]

@@ktecgarage i realized my knock sensor was broken... I was also reading where hondas even the new ones with 12k miles develop slight piston slap.. Thats what had me concerned but not so much now

[@ronniemartinez7147]

Do you have to take off the transmission if you’re just doing an engine swap? It’s the same engine going in

[@ktecgarage]

No. Can't think of a reason. It's just the axles, linkage and one more motor mount to pull it all out at once. Might be easier to just pull it and attach it to the engine outside of the car.

[@jakestone2591]

Keep your rocket in your pocket mr. Spaceman

[@JohnWick-ew4xg]

Nice video

[@ktecgarage]

Thanks for stopping by

[@MILO20121]

Well today is the day I start it kinda nervous lol

[@ktecgarage]

Take ur time and keep up with your parts. Good luck!

[@MILO20121]

@@ktecgarage all bad I have a fuel lake on my intake what did I do bad

[@ktecgarage]

@@MILO20121 washers under the fuel connector/damper or the o ring behind the fuel pressure regulator.

[@MILO20121]

@@ktecgarage yup got those right taking it apart today thinking the after market o ring for the fuel injectors r bad changing those out......but need big time help changed out the tranny shift cable completely n when I turn the key d4 light stays on tranny is in park confirm it by hand underneath n matched it up on gear box it doesnt blink just stays on than goes away ......cant turn key cuz I get a lake of gas on top of my intake so go thg to start there but do need help with that shifter stuff no video out that I can find broke it when I replaced the engine

[@ktecgarage]

Re do the o rings and add engine oil to them before inserting them. They can roll out of place without some lubricant. As for the shift cables, I've only worked on the manual transmission so I don't have any experience with your setup. There are some really good Honda discussion forums that can probably help you with that.

[@jesusbadenajb]

How's the engine running since the rebuilt if you still own that vehicle?

[@ktecgarage]

It ran fine including a 2000 mile road trip I used it for a few years later. I did eventually sell the car about a year ago. I suspect it's still running fine. It was a solid car.

[@billyblavkwelder4057]

I've got a f23a1 with a broken cam shaft I believe the cam dont t7rn when you turn it over but the cam gear does turn is it possible that the key broke off in the key way from the cam gear?

[@ktecgarage]

I wouldn't assume. Just pull the valve cover and see if none or some of the rocker arms aren't moving. If no rockers are moving, pull that front, top timing belt cover and pull the cam bolt and watch it while u turn the motor over. Good luck!

[@jherrera1454]

Can the engine be pulled with out removing the transmission

[@ktecgarage]

I'm sure you could, but it would be easier to pull both at once. If you are trying to get around removing the axles, you still have the jack shaft bolted to the rear of the block to contend with. I personally think you would just be making the job much harder. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@akashtalon]

Hi there did you have to adjust valves as well?

[@ktecgarage]

After I had it assembled, I did check the lash and it was good. I put all the valves back into the same place that they were removed from.

[@cesarcpx386]

Hi! I Have a 2002 Accord and i did the same thinks at the engine Can u share what kind of viscosity grade did you used?

[@ktecgarage]

I guess you mean the oil I used for the break in period. It was cheap 5w30 that I changed at 500 miles. Good luck with your rebuild!

[@cesarcpx386]

Thank you so much! appreciate greetings from Mexico

[@mlee5091]

wow,

[@xxsidepocketxx]

How much did this cost

[@ktecgarage]

Including all the fluids and parts, it was less than $1000 US.

[@xxsidepocketxx]

The build?

[@ktecgarage]

Since I did all the work myself, I only paid for the parts, so, it was around $1000.

[@callmeruiz1]

🤟🏿😁🤟🏿